Red Sky In Mourning : The True Story of a Woman's Courage and Survival at Sea

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Summary: Hazana's owner writes
Review: Tami has a great story. A young woman alone in the middle of the Pacific with the rig down. How did she manage to sail Hazana to the entrance of.... Well, you read it and find out. Hazana is alive and well and lives at slip 540 in the Ala Wai Harbor at Waikiki. "Hazana" is a Spanish word that means "a feat of strength". Tami and the boat live up to the name. Hazana is a Trintella 44 built in Holland by Anna Weaver.
Aloha,
Jeff

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Summary: Alone with The Voice
Review: Tami lost her boyfriend and the rigging of the boat they were delivering from the South Pacific to San Diego, during a hurricane they tried to avoid.

Her story is of profound love, desperation, madness and survival, told like only that lived through it can.

Beautifully written, entertaining and a few lessons for the rest of us sailors.

On top of the entertaining and poetical value (has both) it has important information on what to do (and avoid) on a similar situation. More importantly, how to avoid being in one on the first place!

Capt. Pablo Vitaver


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Summary: An intense story
Review: This is an intense and riveting story of talent, guts and luck. I would have left out some of the slightly gooey romanticism, but it's her story, not mine.
She does a great job narrating on the audio cassette.

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Summary: Important Life (and Sailing) Lessons Revealed
Review: What a wonderful book, by a courageous woman. As I read the book, I felt that I was there with her during her struggles and triumphs. And the ending is very positive and doesn't leave the reader hanging. She's overcome a great deal in life at a young age, and has gone on to become a very solid and interesting wife and mother, I suspect. Yes, the book describes a real tragedy, the kind of thing that a sailor prays to avoid. However, there are real lessons to be found, such as equipment and design flaws aboard her boat, as well as the 'human factors' which she discusses openly. I've made purchases and upgrades to my boat (I liveaboard and cruise fulltime) based on her book and her lecture at the Annapolis sailboat show. Just buy the book, and you won't be sorry!

Rating:
Summary: Important Life (and Sailing) Lessons Revealed
Review: What a wonderful book, by a courageous woman. As I read the book, I felt that I was there with her during her struggles and triumphs. And the ending is very positive and doesn't leave the reader hanging. She's overcome a great deal in life at a young age, and has gone on to become a very solid and interesting wife and mother, I suspect. Yes, the book describes a real tragedy, the kind of thing that a sailor prays to avoid. However, there are real lessons to be found, such as equipment and design flaws aboard her boat, as well as the 'human factors' which she discusses openly. I've made purchases and upgrades to my boat (I liveaboard and cruise fulltime) based on her book and her lecture at the Annapolis sailboat show. Just buy the book, and you won't be sorry!